Ukraine
Rating
Assessment
Ukraine’s target to reduce emissions by -20% relative to 2020 is rated as Inadequate, since their commitments by 2020 are above business-as-usual projections. In addition, LULUCF accounting provides a small credit [1%] both during the KP period and for 2020.
Description
Ukraine's Kyoto target is 0% below 1990 by, and their single commitment by 2020 is -20% relative to 1990 emissions and for 2050 is -50% relative to 1990. Ukraine’s -20% by 2020 is a conditional pledge based on agreed range of emission reductions for Annex I Parties, Ukraine’s status as an economy in transition, the flexible mechanisms, 1990 as base year and to be allowed to continue to carry over surplus AAUs (Article 3.13).
Status
Under consultation
Date of pledge
February 2009
Source
Ukraine (2009). Contribution of Annex I Parties, individually or jointly, to the scale of emission reductions to be achieved by Annex I Parties in aggregate, Submissions by Parties, FCCC/KP/AWG/2009/MISC1/
Ukraine's pledge to the Copenhagen Accord
Ukraine (2011) Submission under the Ad-hoc working group on further commitments for Annex I Parties under Kyoto Protocol: Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry
Assumptions
Targets for 2020 were calculated from the most recent national inventory submissions (2011).
We have applied LULUCF accounting to Ukraine‘s pledges. We calculated Ukraine's LULUCF accounting quantities for the first commitment period (2008-2012) for afforestation, reforestation and deforestation using the current Kyoto rules. The Ukraine has submitted information on their forest reference level which is equal to their 1990 forest management emissions and removals.
